The 2025–26 Liga 4 Central Sulawesi is the inaugural season of Liga 4 Central Sulawesi after the change in the structure of Indonesian football competition and serves as a qualifying round for the national phase of the 2025–26 Liga 4. The competition is organised by the Central Sulawesi Provincial PSSI Association (Asprov PSSI Sulteng).
Background The 2025–26 Liga 4 Central Sulawesi is the first season of the newly formed fourth-tier football league in Indonesia, replacing the previous regional Liga 3. Following a virtual meeting held via Zoom between the Asprov PSSI Central Sulawesi and club representatives, it was initially confirmed that 10 teams would participate, although the number later adjusted to 12 teams. The competition serves as the qualifying path for Central Sulawesi clubs to advance to the national phase of the Liga 4.
Teams Participating teams Initially, 12 teams participated in the competition, but Binatama United finally decided to withdraw before the competition started for certain reasons, so the number of participating teams was reduced to 11.
No TeamLocation 2024–25 season 1 Persigi Sigi Sigi Regency — 2 PS Kaleke Putra — 3 Celebest Palu City Champion 4 Galara Utama Group stage 5 Garda Justitia — 6 AKL 88 — 7 Persido Donggala Donggala Regency Runner-up 8 Sinar Laut — 9 Persema Mepanga Parigi Moutong Regency Semi-finalist 10 PS Berlian Tomoli — 11 Persibal Luwuk Banggai Regency Group stageWithdrawing from the competition – Binatama United Palu City —
Notes
Venue This competition was held in Palu as the provincial capital.
Venue Location Capacity Faqih Rasyid Field
Format The competition follows a structured format as decided during the technical coordination meetings: Group stage: The 11 teams are divided into four groups (Group A to D), with each group consisting of 3 teams. They play in a single round-robin format. Knockout stage: The top two teams from each group advance to the Round of 8 (quarter-finals). The knockout phase is played as single-leg matches, proceeding to extra time and penalty shoot-outs if the score remains tied after regulation time.
Schedule The official schedule for the tournament was finalized following the drawing ceremony. The competition is slated to begin on 10 April 2026.
Group drawing: 7 March 2026 Official kick-off: 10 April 2026 Group stage: 10–15 April 2026 Knockout stage: 16–21 April 2026
Group stage
Group A
Match 1
Match 2
Match 3
Group B
Match 1
Match 2
Match 3
Group C
Match 1
Match 2
Match 3
Group D
Match 1
Match 2
Cancelled matches
Knockout stage The winners and runners-up from each group advance to the quarter-finals.
Bracket
Quarter-finals The quarter-finals will be held on 16–17 April 2026 at the Faqih Rasyid Field, Palu.
Quarter-final 1
Quarter-final 2
Quarter-final 3
Quarter-final 4
Semi-finals The semi-finals will be held on 18–19 April 2026 at the Faqih Rasyid Field, Palu.
Semi-final 1
Semi-final 2
Third-place play-off The third-place play-off will be held on 20 April 2026 at the Faqih Rasyid Field, Palu.
Final The final will be held on 21 April 2026 at the Faqih Rasyid Field, Palu.
See also 2025–26 Liga 4
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